Joe McGuinness has been tapped to take over as commissioner of Indiana鈥檚 Department of Transportation, leaving his post as mayor of Franklin, Indiana.
January 9, 2017Government
Trogdon Named to Run North Carolina鈥檚 DOT
Roy Cooper, who will be sworn in as North Carolina鈥檚 governor on Jan. 7, named Jim Trogdon as his secretary of transportation on Jan. 3.
January 4, 2017GovernmentBusiness
Wisconsin DOT Head Mark Gottlieb Resigns, Dave Ross Named to Succeed Him
Three weeks after telling state legislators that Wisconsin鈥檚 transportation system would 鈥渄eteriorate鈥 if an estimated $1 billion funding shortfall wasn鈥檛 eased, Wisconsin Transportation Secretary Mark Gottlieb resigned on Dec. 27.
December 27, 2016Government
NATSO to Advance USDOT Truck Parking Working Groups鈥 Objective
The group representing truck stop operators nationwide will engage with industry partners in a series of working groups to determine how to enhance parking availability for truckers, the group鈥檚 spokeswoman indicated this week.
December 20, 2016Government
DOT Awards Universities $300 Million in Grants for Transportation Research
Carnegie Mellon, the University of North Carolina and the University of California-Davis were among the 32 universities winning research grants totaling $300.3 million, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Dec. 5.
December 5, 2016Government
President-Elect Picks Elaine Chao to Lead Transportation Dept.
Elaine Chao, President-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 choice for secretary of transportation, has the endorsement of the commercial transportation sector and would bring to the job nearly a decade of experience running a federal agency.
December 5, 2016Government
Trump Taps Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to Lead DOT
Former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to run the Department of Transportation under his watch.
November 29, 2016Government
Trump Team Evaluates Candidates for DOT Secretary
As he transitions into power, President-elect Donald Trump has tapped infrastructure privatization proponents and Washington lobbyists to help him assemble a transportation team that would be ready to implement his big transformation of the country鈥檚 congested roads and rickety bridges.
November 23, 2016GovernmentBusinessTechnology
DOT Announces Automation Proving Ground Program
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Nov. 23 the launch of the department鈥檚 Automation Proving Ground pilot program.
November 23, 2016Government
Connecticut DOT to Conduct Study of I-95
The聽Connecticut Department of Transportation will conduct a study on how to improve safety and traffic along Interstate聽95, including at several key interchanges in the region, a DOT official said Nov. 16.
November 17, 2016